Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-12-02
4 TARIFF BILL.
Mills Prepares a Complete Revision of
Present Rates and Rsarrange-
ment of Present Schedules.
How tho Bill Is Diyided-Free List
Largely ncreGsed-Treasury Ex-
perts Figuring on the Measure.
The Views OF Texas CoDgressmen on the
Tariff, Postal Telegraph and Otter
Issues of tho Dsy.
TARIFF REFORM.

Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-RepresentatiVe
Roger Q. Mills CT Texas, who will be
chairman OF the committee on ways and
means, has prepared tariff bill. l. Is
complete revision of the present rstes and
a re-arrangement of the present sched-
ules. His DILL is divided into six sched-
ules. Schedule A embraces the present
liquor schedule sud that is inserted with
out any change whateVer, except that al
coholic preparations are taken from the
chemical schedule and added to schedule
A. Schedule B imposes uniform rate
of 60 per cent.ad valOrum upon all the ar
ticles therein enumerated. In these are
included jewelry, precious stones, lnciud-
ing diamonds, all manufactures OF sugar,
mOissses, confe ctionery and all other ar
ticles included in the
PRESENT SUGAR SCHEDULE,
cigars, cigarettes of all kinds, leaf tobsc-
CO and all other tobacco manufactured
and manufactured, gloves of kid and
leather of every description, chemicals
snd medicines. This schedule includes
chemicals and proprietary medicine,
manufactures Of copper, brass, iron and
steel, cutlery OF all kinds, muskers, rifles
and ell fire arms, manufactures of leather,
manufactures of wood, wooden cloths, IN
Guiding blankets, knit goods and ready
made clothing and wearing apparel OF all
| kinds, carpets of all kinds, manufactures
| of cotton, china, porcelain, stone ana
broYnIare not otherwise provided 10r1
| fax, hemp, lutte and their manufactures,
glass bottles and other manufactures OF
GLASS;, including window glass. Schedule
F Is
THE FREE LIST.
| The present free list Is transferred 10
this schedule and large number OF articles
upon the duty list are transferred to 1t,
| the greater being chemicals. Among the
other articles made free that now pay
| duty are salt, ingots, all forms OF anthra-
cite and bituminous coal, iron ore, lead
ore, hair Of the alpaca goat snd other ike
animals, all kinds Of wool including rags,
shoddy, waste and fax, timber heWn,
sawed, squared and sided, board planks,
slaves OF wood, pickets, poles, laths.
| shinolee, clap boards aud other forms OF
manufactured wood, empty barrels and
casks. There is clause Appended
which provides that articles not
enumerated in the bill shall pay uni
form duty of so per cent. ad Volorem-
The erecting clause provides it shall take
place on and after the 1st OF July next.
The bill is now in the hands of Treasury
experts who are preparing tabulated
statement showing the rates now imposed
and those proposed by the bill.
TEXAS CONGRESSMAN INTERVIEWED.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-The following
interviews with Texas Congressman were
had to-day:
az believe in tariff for revenue only"
saiA Representative Kngore. Isl am not
prepared to say just WAIT changes will be
made ia the internal revenue system. L
am willing, however, to follow the policy
of the Democratic cIucus. favor the
removal of the tax from tobacco. Mr..
Cleveland, Ihage no doubt,wil be renom-
mated aud reelected and Mr.. Villas would
make good nan for the second place on
: the ticket. On general principles l am
opposed to the government owning OF
controlling q postal telegraph system
There are special circumstances, however,
that might arise causing me 70 favor II"
Representative Abbott thinks the reve,
mas OF rht government will be reduced
a thronob tar,t bill, which will be in the
nature of a compromise between the Car
D Isle and the Randall factions. "PerSen'
o ally" he says, 81 think the tariff should
8 be revised by taking the tax from manu-
4 featured articles and not from raw mate'
= rial. as to change in the internal reve'
nue. system, the bill should take the tar
i from tobacco and reduce the tax or
= whisky slightly, ii that became necessary
= to secure the required reduction" Mr.
Abbott thinks Mr.. Mills of Texas should
;, be made chairman OF the ways and mean:
committee, and Mr.. Culbertson of tht
, judiciary committee. He would regard
i Cleveland and Villas as an invinciolt
|, ticket.
81 have very decided views on thu
tariff question:" said Representative
:. Martin, "but being new member ant
- unfamiliar with the situation l do no
. care to express myself at present"
Representative Grain ssid as a Demo
9 crat was in favor of tariff for revenu
!, only, and had every confidence in the aoil
ity OF Mr.. Mills to I'LL the post OF chair
= msn of the ways aud means committee
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